I'm such a lovesick person.

Chapter 414 You're overthinking it!

That night.

Hua Hongshan called Wei Lin out for dinner under the pretext of discussing serious matters, and also specifically invited Liu Yue along.

In a small private room at a Japanese restaurant, two women sat side by side.

"Why did you two pull me aside to talk business?"

Liu Yue looked displeased.

But she wore a full face of exquisite makeup, and her fair skin was faintly visible beneath her beige openwork knit sweater.

She wore a pair of gleaming silver earrings, a black and gold ring, and an Audemars Piguet watch.

On the contrary, Hua Hongshan, who came from Qingque, was dressed in a simple and neat tracksuit, and sitting next to her seemed very unceremonious.

"Didn't we ask you for advice?"

Hua Hongshan stared at her with suspicion, feeling that she also had other thoughts about Wei Lin and that she had called her over to test her. So she kept an eye on her.

The more Hua Hongshan looked at her, the more she felt something was off about her. Her see-through dress made Hua Hongshan feel that she was being provocative.

"Ling Zhijian of Changjie is quite famous in the clothing industry in our Linjiang City, you should know him, right?"

Hua Hongshan asked, glancing sideways.

Liu Yue frowned and thought about it seriously for a moment, then said, "You know what, Ling Zhijian is quite familiar with my master. He's entrusted my master with quite a few lawsuits."

"Most of the lawsuits against Changjie revolve around design plagiarism. Several of their clothing brands love to copy big foreign brands."

“Every now and then, Changjie gets sued, and my master is always the one who steps in to resolve it.”

At this point, Liu Yue chuckled softly and said, "Design plagiarism is hard to define. Changjie copied foreign brands, so the chances of winning a lawsuit in China are very low. Heh, even if they win, so what? By the time the lawsuit is over, Changjie will have already made the money they were supposed to make. The compensation they have to pay for losing is just a tiny bit."

Hua Hongshan sneered, "I've heard a little about that too!"

Her father looked down on Changjie and Ling Zhijian, feeling that Ling Zhijian had no bottom line and that his brands were plagiarizing all over the world without any original products.

Despite the plagiarism, Changjie's products do keep up with the trends and can quickly make a profit by offering high-quality products at low prices.

Therefore, despite being embroiled in lawsuits, Changjie did indeed make money.

"Your dad is so old-fashioned!"

Liu Yue sneered and said, "Your Laiyi products are all self-designed, but they just don't look fashionable enough. They're not as glamorous and stylish as those designed by top international designers! Changjie can copy, so why won't your dad? It's all about making money. What's with the shame?!"

Hua Hongshan snorted: "We just won't do that kind of thing!"

Liu Yue: "That's why Laiyi has declined and been overtaken by Changjie!"

The two women immediately started arguing.

Wei Lin kept his head down, eating his food by himself, seemingly uninterested.

"Wei Lin, my dad said Ling Zhijian wouldn't dare do anything to Qing Que, he's worried Ling Zhijian will target Xin Lin!"

Seeing his uninterested expression, Hua Hongshan said angrily, "I called Liu Yue over mainly to give you some advice. I'm worried about you!"

"Ling Zhijian wants to mess with Xinlin?" Liu Yue frowned, suddenly taking it to heart, and said, "My master and Ling Zhijian have a very good relationship. I'll go talk to my master about it!"

Hua Hongshan was taken aback again.

Liu Yue seemed to care too much about Wei Lin's affairs, which made her feel uneasy.

"Don't!"

Wei Lin finally stopped them with a shout, then smiled calmly and said, "What are you two meddling in? I know about Ling Zhijian and his status in the clothing industry in Linjiang City. However..."

Shaking his head, Wei Lin said confidently, "Even if I gave Ling Zhijian two more chances, he wouldn't dare do anything to my Xinlin!"

The two women were taken aback.

"Also, Ling Zhijian will apologize to me soon." Wei Lin grinned, a smile that made the two women even more puzzled: "Even if he didn't actually do anything, he will still apologize to me."

……

The next day.

Thursday, October 4th.

Affection level: 12115/50000.

Life Energy: 1350/5000.

The affection value didn't increase much, and Wei Lin didn't receive a sincere apology from Ling Zhijian. Instead, Hua Xing noticed something was wrong.

Laiyi Apparel.

"What exactly is that kid Ling Lifeng up to? When have the goods we entrusted to Changjie ever been shoddy?"

Ren Dongsheng, furious, went to Huaxing and immediately complained, "President Hua! You know me, there's no way there could be any problems with the clothes that Changjie commissioned us to manufacture!"

“That kid Li Lingfeng only started causing trouble because he got humiliated by Wei Lin!” “President Hua! I think you should talk to Ling Zhijian about this.”

Ren Dongsheng made a plea.

Hua Xing's face darkened; he also sensed that something was wrong.

He didn't agree immediately, but said, "Ling Lifeng has already stated that he will no longer outsource the garment production for Changjie to us?"

Ren Dongsheng nodded, then sneered, "That's nothing to worry about!"

“We don’t make much money from the clothes that Changjie manufactures for us. Now that Qingque’s sales are getting bigger and bigger, we get more profit from Qingque.”

"Besides, Qingque is our own product, and it's sold in our physical stores!"

"Whether Changjie exists or not doesn't really affect us much! Why should I care about Ling Lifeng and Changjie?"

Ren Dongsheng genuinely didn't care about Changjie's orders.

The OEM business is already a low-profit business, and Lai Yi also has his own clothing brand to keep busy. In addition, there are large orders and sales from Qing Que to guarantee that Lai Yi has recently started to make a profit, so he can't be bothered to pay attention to Chang Jie.

“If it’s just Ling Lifeng causing trouble, then it shouldn’t be a big problem. I’m just worried…”

Hua Xing frowned.

"Ling Zhijian? That's impossible. He has no reason to cause us trouble, right?" Ren Dongsheng said in astonishment.

“I don’t understand that guy’s thinking either. Let’s talk about it later. Just follow the procedures for now.” Hua Xing reassured Ren Dongsheng for a few moments. After Ren Dongsheng left, he hesitated, holding the phone.

Ultimately, he did not call Ling Zhijian to communicate.

……

Xinlin Hat Industry.

"Linzi, Ling Zhijian hasn't made any move against us, but instead... haha!"

An Yuntian burst in excitedly, unable to resist a strange laugh, "I heard from Ren Dongsheng that Changjie has started causing trouble for Laiyi! I think this is Ling Zhijian's doing!"

"Xinlin, Qingque, he doesn't dare to do anything reckless, he actually picked Laiyi!"

"Interesting! Hahaha!"

An Yuntian seemed to be enjoying creating chaos.

After a moment of contemplation, Wei Lin suddenly figured things out and guessed that Ling Zhijian had probably communicated with Huaxing before coming to Xinlin to inquire about the situation.

Huaxing definitely didn't tell Ling Zhijian the truth, which led Ling Zhijian to do a lot of dirty tricks behind his back before he finally realized what was going on.

Enraged, Ling Zhijian turned his attention to Lai Yi and Hua Xing.

"Neither of them are good people, let them fight it out."

Wei Lin grinned and said, "However, Ling Zhijian still took action against us. Although it didn't cause us any real harm, Ling Zhijian did it nonetheless."

"For this alone, we should teach him a lesson and make him suffer!"

After saying that, Wei Lin began to ponder.

……

Simin Law Firm.

"Master, you're quite familiar with Mr. Ling from Changjie, aren't you?"

At 10:00 a.m., Liu Yue knocked on the door and entered Zhang Simin's office, getting straight to the point: "You know my best friend Hua Hongshan, she started her own sportswear company. Um... Wei Lin is also a shareholder of this company, and he and Shanshan are both my friends."

Zhang Simin's expression was strange. She rubbed her temples and asked, "What exactly is the relationship between the three of you?"

The rumors and gossip from a while ago have just subsided.

Wei Lin has come over to clarify things in person, but people still don't quite believe it, feeling that the relationship between the three of them is extremely complicated.

Now, Qingque is jointly owned by Wei Lin and Hua Hongshan, and Liu Yue seems quite concerned about it.

Could it be that Liu Yue also owns shares?
Zhang Simin felt increasingly overwhelmed by the thought. Seeing Liu Yue still rambling on, she couldn't help but ask, "What do you want me to say to Ling Zhijian?"

Liu Yue gritted her teeth and shouted, "Tell President Ling not to cause trouble for Wei Lin and Xinlin Hat Industry."

Zhang Simin hesitated for a moment and said, "Yueyue, I can't guarantee anything about this. I can only promise to ask around for you. I'll make a call now and see what President Ling's attitude is."

He then made a phone call, putting it on speakerphone in front of Liu Yue, and said, "Old Ling, this is what happened. Wei Lin is a good friend of my apprentice, and I heard that you are interested in acquiring Wei Lin..."

Before Zhang Simin could finish speaking, Ling Zhijian hurriedly said, "Old Zhang, don't listen to people's nonsense!"

"I would never dare to have any designs on Wei Lin! Even if I were to target Lai Yi's Huaxing, I would never do anything to Wei Lin! Old Zhang, you're really overthinking it!"

……

(End of this chapter)